Often called the “Napoleon of Persia,” Nader Shah was one of Persia’s most famed rulers, reigning over an empire that stretched from northern ... The first two levels of the palace combine Persian and ...

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Satish Chandra writes "The invasion by Nadir Shah proclaimed the real weakness of the Mughal Empire to the world and ... strategy or forethought, as the Persian army, pretending to retreat ...

Though its current location is still unknown, the jewel’s heritage lives on as a remarkable piece of the Mughal Empire ... Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Farrukhsiyar, Nader Shah and Ahmad Shah Durrani.